Ballyland Code 2: Give Rotor

Some VoiceOver skills required
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Gestures: Finger drag, flick left/right with one finger, flick down/up with one finger, double tap, flick left with three fingers.

Continue on your programming journey with the second Ballyland Audio Based Coding app. Children who are blind or have low vision can learn more basic coding concepts and skills that will be applicable to any programming language.
A short audio-play explains what happened to poor Ballicopter. Then you take on your second Coding Challenge with simple coding commands. Make Wheelie, the little car from Ballyland, move around a digital game grid, on a mission to give a new rotor to Ballicopter. Audio description and great audio effects create unique accessibility for learners with visual impairment, including adults who are keen to find out what coding is about.Read or download the full instructions for Ballyland Code 2: Give Rotor from here:

Tip 3: For each Coding Challenge, it is strongly recommended to use a tactile game grid, targets and obstacles. The 3D printed Ballyland tactile grid and miniature Ballyland characters and 'obstacles' have been specifically designed to support learning with the coding apps. Print in 3D yourself, or ask your school or organisation. This app uses two additional, nice-to-touch 'obstacle tiles' (bushes and rock).You can purchase the package of 3D files from here.
Of course you can also create your own tactile game grid. For instance, by sticking Wikki Stix on a piece of cardboard, and using a mini toy car for Wheelie and other simple objects... like a small rock!

Designed with feedback from children with visual impairment, parents and teachers;

“Screen readers such as JAWS and VoiceOver require additional tech skills in order to access digital materials (such as a digital grid). Screen readers should introduce the grid layout and name the row and column headers; Sonokids has incorporated these standard screen reader responses into their Ballyland Code apps. Young students now have opportunities to learn about and use standard screen reader features in early educational games."
Perkins eLearning Technology Blog - read the full review of Ballyland Code 2 at http://www.perkinselearning.org/technology/blog/ballyland-code-2-give-rotor